The Ultimate Fan
This German art student, Benjamin Harff, decided, for his exam at the Academy of Arts, to do something only slightly ambitious — to hand-illuminate and bind a copy of J.R.R. … Read more
Blogs
Various blogs, featuring humor, oddities, news and interesting items.
Lost Journal: Bad Cartoon Voice Makes a Lasting Impression
By Tim Mollen Journal entry: April 17, 1999 (age 29) “Snarf” is the name of a character on the mid-‘80s TV cartoon, Thundercats. The Thundercats, led by the … Read more
Handy-Dandy Tip: Bubble Wrap Window Insulation
Here’s a handy-dandy, low-cost, double-glazing tip to help you with your heating bills: Bubble Wrap Window Insulation! This is a simple technique for insulating windows with bubble wrap … Read more
President Lincoln on Labor vs Capital
“It is not needed, nor fitting here [in discussing the Civil War] that a general argument should be made in favor of popular institutions; but there is one … Read more
A Failure To Communicate of Epic Proportions
It all started when the ten year-olds at Ashbeach Primary School in Ramsey Sy Marys, Cambrigeshire, U.K. brought this note home to their parents: Following our successful visit … Read more
Share The Snakes Program
There is a legend about the great Chicago activist, Saul Alinsky to the effect that after repeated appeals to Mayor Richard Daley fell on deaf ears regarding conditions … Read more
What’s Up Entomologist?
Adventurer Mark Moffett has found the world’s biggest insect – which is so huge it can eat carrots. The former park ranger discovered the giant weta up … Read more
We Have a Winner In the Hypocrisy Trifecta!
Today’s Republican in an orange jumpsuit is former Arapahoe County Colorado Sheriff , Patrick J. Sullivan jr. The former Sheriff (1984-2002) and one time Sheriff of the … Read more
